leal

See also: Leal and leâl

English

Etymology

From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːl/

Adjective

leal (comparative lealer, superlative lealest)

1. (now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest.
   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 858:

     We thank you for the pure white fire of his goodness, for the red sword of justice in his hand, for the love he bears his leal people.

2. (now only Scotland) True, genuine.

Anagrams

• Ella, Lela

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin legālis. Compare legal.

Adjective

leal m or f (plural leais)

1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true

Antonyms

• desleal

Derived terms

• lealmente

Related terms

• lealdade
• lei

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin legālis.

Adjective

leal m (feminine singular leala, masculine plural leai, feminine plural leales)

1. loyal
2. honest

Synonyms

• (loyal): fedel

Related terms

• lege

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Old French

Adjective

leal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular leal)

1. Alternative form of loial

Declension

Declension of leal

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	leax	leal (later leale)	leal
	Oblique	leal			leal (later leale)	leal
Plural	Subject	leal	leax (later leales)		leal
	Oblique	leax			leax (later leales)	leal

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Compare legal, borrowed from the same source.

Adjective

leal m or f (plural leais)

1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true

Antonyms

• desleal

Derived terms

• lealmente

Related terms

• lealdade
• lei

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lil/

Adjective

leal (comparative mair leal, superlative maist leal)

1. loyal
2. true, pure

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin legālis. See also the borrowed doublet legal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈal/ [leˈal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

leal m or f (masculine and feminine plural leales)

1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true

   Synonym: fiel

Antonyms

• desleal

Derived terms

• lealmente

Related terms

• lealtad
• ley

Further reading

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